A dog is a great friend and companion and a trustworthy friend to any child who may select a dog as their pet. A child that has a dog will have someone to play with and a friend to give them comfort when they are annoyed and give cuddle with them when they are strained and nervous. Dogs have a broad range of advantages to children that range from health to social benefits. The daily routine of owning a dog can help your child in some ways.

The dog should be taken for physical activities daily. The family can participate by taking a walk together with their dog and taking turns to hold the leash. Exercising the dog daily will help the child understand the importance of daily dose of physical activity and help them keep healthy. This is an excellent way to encourage the children to form a habit of working out daily and become more active. You can also teach your child how to offer food to the dog. This can be done through demonstrating how the dog needs to be fed and monitoring the children as they feed the dog. The children should be taught the importance of feeding the dogs with a balanced diet. The dog needs to be given a clean water on a daily basis.

The dog can be taught how it should behave which is an exciting activity to take part in. It is crucial for the children to be involved in the training process for them to appear commanding but not as equal cohorts. The dog is likely to listen to the child in future if it has been trained by the same child.The dog will then obey the child in future if they have trained it. The children needs to be taught the significant of voice tone during the training session in a way that, they use firm voice to give commands and a higher-pitched voice for praise. The children are taught to clean the mess after their dog to take up more responsibilities in future. The children should be involved in all the cleaning related to the dog to grow into responsible adults.

It is a significant lesson to teach your children to respect their dogs. The children should be taught to be keen on what they do and take note of their behaviors which the dog may dislike. The dogs use actions with their body parts to show behaviors that they detest and what they like. The dogs need to be bathed and groomed occasionally. The dogs that have short hair can be bathed after playing outside or in the dirt. Dogs with long hair should frequently be bathed, and those that are white in color since they are more prone to stains. The children need to be taught how to groom the dogs appropriately for them to stay in their best.